NOTICE INVITING SEALED BIDS

FRONT STREET WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECT – PHASE I

PROJECT NO. N2M23-45

IN THE CITY OF ALHAMBRA

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Alhambra (CITY) invites sealed bids for the

above stated project and will receive such bids in the office of the City Clerk, 111 South First

Street, Alhambra, California 91801, up to the hour of 10:30 a.m. on May 25, 2023 They will be

publicly opened at 11:00 a.m. in the City Council Chambers.

Copies of the Plans & Specifications are available for free via email. If potential bidders would like

to receive an electronic copy, please contact Kip Su (Engineering Technician – Utilities)

ksu@cityofalhambra.org

The project will replace existing piping, valves and other waterworks with placement of piping,

isolation valves, valve vault, street improvements, sidewalk improvements, pressure reducing

valves, water services and all other elements shown on the project plans.

Any contract entered into pursuant to this notice will incorporate the provisions of the State Labor

Code. Compliance with the prevailing rates of wages and apprenticeships employment standards

established by the State Director of Industrial Relations and the Federal government will be

required.

The City hereby notifies all qualified bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that minority business

enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not

be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, religion or

handicap in any consideration for an award. Contractor shall conform to the provisions of Section

1777.5 (Chapter 1411, Statutes of 1968) of the Labor Code concerning the employment of

apprentices and shall not allow discrimination in employment practices on the basis of race, color,

national origin, ancestry, sex, religion or handicap.

The City will deduct five percent (5%) retention from all progress payments.

In entering into a public works contract, or a subcontract, to supply goods, services, or materials

pursuant to a public works contract, the Contractor, or subcontractors, offer(s) and agree(s) to

assign to the awarding body all rights, title and interest in, and to, all causes of action it may have

under Section 4 of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. Section 15) or under the Cartwright Act (Chapter 2

[commencing with Section 16700] of Part 2 of Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code),

arising from purchases of goods, services, or materials pursuant to the public work’s contract or

subcontract. This assignment shall be made and become effective at the time the awarding body

tenders final payment to the Contractor, without further acknowledgment by the parties.

Bids must be prepared on the approved Proposal forms in conformance with the Instructions to

Bidders and submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked on the outside. Bids must be

accompanied by a bid bond, made payable to the City of Alhambra for an amount no less than

ten (10) percent of the amount bid.

No bid will be accepted from a Contractor who has not been licensed in accordance with the

provisions of the Business and Professions Code. The Contractor shall have General Engineering

Contractor A License. The successful Contractor and his subcontractors will be required to

possess business licenses from the City. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to

waive any irregularity, and to take all bids under advisement for a period of sixty (60) calendar

days.

For the purpose of determining the lowest responsible bidder the City will reduce the total amount

of any bid submitted by an amount equal to one (1) percent of that portion of the bid which is

subject to sales or use tax if it is determined that the City would receive a refund of sales or use

tax on that portion of the bid. Payment, however, will conform to the provisions of Section 7-3 of

the Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction, 2021 Edition (GREENBOOK) and will

not be reduced by the aforementioned one (1) percent.

This project shall comply with the requirements of the COMMUNITY WORKFORCE

AGREEMENT (CWA) by and between the City of Alhambra and Los Angeles / Orange Counties

Building and Construction Trades Council and The Signatory Craft Council and Local Unions.

Under California Labor Code, Section 1771.1, as amended by SB 854, unless registered with the

Department of Industrial Relations (DIR), a contractor may not bid, nor be listed as a

subcontractor, for any bid proposal submitted or for public work on or after March 1, 2015.

Additionally, a public entity cannot award a public works contract to a non-registered contractor,

effective April 1, 2015.

Any contract entered into pursuant to this notice shall become effective or enforceable against

the City of Alhambra only when the formal written contract has been duly executed by the

appropriate officers of the City.

Total construction duration is One Hundred Eighty (180) calendar days.

THE CONTRACTOR SHALL COMPLETE THE WORK WITHIN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY (180)

CALENDAR DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF CITY’S NOTICE TO PROCEED WITH

CONSTRUCTION.

Pre-Bid Inquiries shall be received in written form by the City contact no later than 4:00 p.m., on

May 16, 2023. No questions received after this date shall be considered. For questions regarding

this project, please contact:

Thomas Amare

Engineering Associate

Utilities Department

City of Alhambra

111 S. First Street. Alhambra, California 91801

tamare@cityofalhambra.org

(626) 300-1562

(626) 281-9023 fax